Thornborough Bridge
| Thornborough Bridge | |
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View from the south | |
| Coordinates | 51°59′33″N 0°56′22″W / 51.99248°N 0.93935°WCoordinates: 51°59′33″N 0°56′22″W / 51.99248°N 0.93935°W |
| Carries |
Pedestrians (from 1974) A421 road (pre-1974) |
| Crosses | Padbury Brook, tributary of River Great Ouse |
| Locale | Buckingham/Thornborough parish border, Buckinghamshire |
| Heritage status | Grade I listed structure |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 30m (approx) |
| Width | 4m (approx) |
| Number of spans | 6 |
| Piers in water | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 14th century |
Thornborough Bridge is located on the main Bletchley and Buckingham road, now bypassed by a modern bridge in 1974 for the A421. The bridge is accessible to walkers from an adjacent lay-by.
The bridge straddles the parish boundaries of Thornborough and Buckingham (the parish boundary follows the line of Padbury Brook or The Twins, a tributary of the River Great Ouse), and dates from the 14th century[1] and is the only surviving mediaeval bridge in Buckinghamshire. The parish division is marked by a boundary stone in the middle of the bridge.[2]
The stone bridge is around 30m long and 4m wide, and spans the river by six low arches,[3] with three refuges formed within the parapet on the south side.
The bridge is Grade I listed by English Heritage.[4]
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References
- ↑ "Thornborough Bridge, Buckingham". Transport Heritage. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Thornborough". A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4. 1927. pp. 237–242. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Plate 71: Thornborough and Buckingham, Thornborough Bridge". An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire, Volume 2, North. 1913. p. 71. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Thornborough Bridge, Buckingham". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
Media related to Thornborough Bridge, Buckinghamshire at Wikimedia Commons